Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.

Cast (54)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Bill Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Earl Scruggs

Self (archive footage)

Lester Flatt

Self (archive footage)

Alison Krauss

Self - Musician

Del McCoury

Self - Musician

Peter Rowan

Self - Musician

Rhonda Vincent

Self - Musician

Jerry Douglas

Self - Musician

Bobby Osborne

Self - Musician

Sam Bush

Self - Musician

Sierra Hull

Self - Musician

Ricky Skaggs

Self - Musician

L

Laurie Lewis

Self - Musician

J

Jim Lauderdale

Self - Grammy Award Winner

Graham Sharp

Self - Grammy Award Winner

Béla Fleck

Self - Musician

A

Abigail Washburn

Self - Grammy Award Winner

Chris Thile

Self - Grammy Award Winner

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

D

Dale Ann Bradley

Self - Musician

Alison Brown

Self - Musician

C

Chris Wadsworth

Self - Freshgrass Foundation

N

Neil V. Rosenberg

Self - Bluegrass Music Historian

R

Rex Ellis

Self - Smithsonian Institution

M

Marian Leighton Levy

Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records

B

Blake Williams

Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT

Joe Mullins

Self - Radio Broadcaster

K

Kelsi Robertson Harrigill

Self - Musician

N

Ned Luberecki

Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician

J

Jon Weisberger

Self - Musician

D

Darol Anger

Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music

N

Noam Pikelny

Self - Grammy Award Winner

E

Eugene O'Brien

Self - European Bluegrass Music Association

C

Chris Eldridge

Self - Grammy Award Winner

L

Larry Stephenson

Self - Singer/Songwriter

R

Raymond McLain

Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music

Ralph Stanley

Self (archive footage)

S

Sonny Osborne

Self (archive footage)

T

Terry Eldredge

Self - Musician

D

Don Reno

Self (archive footage)

R

Red Smiley

Self (archive footage)

John Hartford

Self (archive footage)

Tom Smothers

Self (archive footage)

Dick Smothers

Self (archive footage)

Glen Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Steve Martin

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Garcia

Self (archive footage)

Tony Rice

Self (archive footage)

John Cowan

Self - Musician

J.D. Crowe

Self (archive footage)

D

Dan Tyminski

Self - Grammy Award Winner

K

Kaia Kater

Self - Musician

Molly Tuttle

Self - Musician

M

Missy Raines

Self - Musician

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